Grant Writing

As part of the launch of my new Creative Catalyzers professional development business, I’m offering a free workshop on grant writing. This will focus on tips and strategies for locating funding sources and ways to maximize your odds of winning grants that most funders do not review.  There is no need to register for this in-person session. It will be recorded and provided on the website. In-person attendees will receive 25% off a 1-hour consultation, with the regular price of $100 for nonprofits and small businesses and $50 for artists.  

  • Advise nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and individual creatives on grant proposals, nonprofit startups, grant strategies, budgets, reporting, resources, and fine-tuning a proposal to secure funding.
  • Write and edit proposal summaries, Letter of Inquiries, budget narratives, business summaries, artist statements, biographies, and structure budgets.
  • Teach a 6-module continuing education class, ‘Grant writing for nonprofits and creatives, ‘ and weekend 12-hour intensive remote workshop, as well as 1:1 individual consultations for new grant writers, prospective grant writers, and development managers. 
  • 2-day online weekend course to learn the strategies of effective grant writing
  • Dates: September 12/13th 1pm-7pm MST
  • Who can register: Open to anybody
  • Targeted to creatives, new grant writers, and nonprofit organizations
  • Cost: $150 for the weekend course. Low-income rate* $99.

* Low income is defined as 30% of AMI according to HUD calculations or NET earnings of less than $2400/month with less than $30,000 in assets for an individual. Discounted rate granted upon proof of income [ SNAP card, Section 8 lease, CV, etc ]. Discount only applies to individual artists/creatives and not nonprofit administrators/staff or grant writers.

  •  Develop a strategy for selecting grants
  • Differentiate between funding sources
  • Learn how to prepare materials
  • Prepare effective work samples
  • Write summaries using AI assist for editing
  • Write and format effective budgets
  • Specific project proposal
  • Tailored artist statement/mission statement
  • Biographie(s), CV/resume
  • Work sample list + captions/metadata
  • A line-item formatted budget
  • A  reporting plan (outcomes + documentation)